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Tabnine 🔥 AI Assistant For Software Developers

Want to code faster? Tabnine is an AI-powered plugin for VS Code that makes coding smoother with smart, context-aware code suggestions. Trust me, it’s a game-changer!

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🌟 Why You'll Love Tabnine

  • AI Suggestions: It uses AI to provide code completions that make sense based on what you're writing. Fast, efficient, and super smart.
  • Ask It Anything: Like ChatGPT, you can ask Tabnine questions about your code. Want to know what a piece of code does? Just ask, and it’ll explain it to you!

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  • Seamless Code Completion: Here’s the cool part — while I was writing a Zustand state manager, Tabnine suggested the next part of my code, just like in the image below! It felt like having an assistant coding alongside me.

🔧 Key Features

  • Contextual Suggestions: It adapts to your style and context, giving suggestions that make sense right where you’re at.
  • Code Explanations: You can select a code block and ask Tabnine for an explanation (see the image for an example).
  • Works Across Languages: Whether you’re working in JavaScript, Python, or anything else, Tabnine’s got your back.

My Experience

While building a Zustand state manager, Tabnine gave me perfect code suggestions for the next block of code. It’s like having a coding buddy who knows exactly what you need. Check out the image I’ve attached to see exactly what I mean. Hope this helps you speed up your workflow!

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Give Tabnine a shot and see how much faster you can get things done. Let me know what you think — I’d love to hear your feedback! 🙌

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Michał

I used Tabnine for about 3 months during the free trial, and while I thought it was great, I ended up switching to GitHub Copilot since my company provided it. Honestly, after some time, I feel like Copilot just fits me better.
I think the choice between Tabnine and Copilot comes down to personal preference. Both are solid tools with their own fans. One thing’s for sure, though—having an AI assistant like this makes life so much easier!
For me, the biggest win is how much it helps with jumping into new tasks—it makes that initial barrier so much smoother. Also, I really appreciate the /explain feature and the auto-generated commit messages.

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Joodi

I haven't used Copilot yet, but in your opinion, which of these tools is the best? Specifically, how do they compare in terms of user experience and not slowing down VS Code?

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Michał • Edited

I use Visual Studio Professional 2022, and honestly, both Tabnine and Copilot worked fast enough for me—no noticeable slowdown. I prefere Copilot :) If you’re curious, you can actually try Copilot for free in VS Code now. Microsoft made it available with some limitations, but it’s still a great way to test it out. I saw this post today about setting it up: dev.to/angelocodes/github-copilot-... Definitely worth checking out ;)

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Joodi

I installed it right after you suggested it—thanks! It seems pretty cool so far. I’ll try it out more and maybe write a post about it. Appreciate it! 😊

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